Monthly Archives: August 2013

DirecTV launches TV network for dogs

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Description: Dog TV…will it turn your dog into a canine couch potato? For only $5 a month, your dog can watch this commercial-free network at any time of the day. Source: CNNMoney.com – video report Date: August 09, 2013 Link: http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2013/08/08/n-dog-tv-network.cnnmoney/index.html Questions for Discussions: What do you think about this concept? Do you think the… Read more »

Cory Vines: The Warby Parker of Activewear

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Description: Aug. 9 (Bloomberg) — Cory Vines CEO Dan Lieberman discusses the company’s activewear with Scarlet Fu on Bloomberg Television’s “Money Moves.” (Source: Bloomberg) Source: Bloomberg.com – video report Date: August 09, 2013 Link: http://bloom.bg/1ey3ZIw Questions for Discussions: How does the Internet allow new businesses to enter the marketplace more easily? What are the special… Read more »

Rhea Lana’s Unpaid Moms ‘Don’t Care About Making Minimum Wage’

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Description: Rhea Lana Riner is on a mission to get government off her back. As chief executive and founder of Rhea Lana’s, a children’s consignment franchise business based in Conway, Ark., Riner has been investigated twice in the past two years for labor violations, first by the Arkansas Department of Labor and then by the wage… Read more »

News media, meet Jeff Bezos

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Description: Commentary: Amazon boss and his new hobby could be a good long-term fit Source: Businessweek.com Date: August 09, 2013 Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/news-media-meet-jeff-bezos-2013-08-07?siteid=nwtwk Questions for Discussions: What is the strategic thinking suggested behind Bezos’ acquisition of the Washington Post? Do you think he will be successful?

The 7 Deadly Sins Of Management

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Description: A friend and colleague just sent me a blog post about David Ogilvy, the original Mad Man and legendary American advertising guru, and his ideas on management. Some of them are timeless and sharp; some seem dated (especially the conspicuous absence of any references to women). Some make me think he must have been… Read more »